Ancient Stone Monuments (ASMS), such as standing stones and rock art panels dating back to the Neolithic and Bronze Age, are indicative of Britain’s rich prehistoric past. Despite their apparent robustness and resilience, these iconic archaeological sites occupy a fragile place in the rural landscape.

The vernacular literature of medieval Ireland is a vast and fascinating resource stretching back as far as the sixth century, but much of it is written in archaic Old & Middle Irish, and the linguistic complexity of the material can be a barrier to accessing it. Academics at the University of Ulster have developed an electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language and are now working on a supplement that will update and expand it, funded by a five-year grant from the AHRC.

Victorian writers often claimed that the press was killing the fairy tale. A new book funded by the AHRC proves that the opposite was true. Instead of killing the fairy tale it actually ensured the genre's popularity.

‘After Slavery: Race, Labour and Politics in the Post Emancipation Carolinas’ is an AHRC-funded collaborative research project which brings together historians from the UK and the USA. The project is led by Dr Brian Kelly from Queen’s University Belfast.